Women's March Madness 2026: NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, dates and times

The field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament was revealed Sunday night, and March Madness will officially begin later this week. We now know all 68 teams in the field and when and where they’ll be playing in March Madness.

UConn, the undefeated reigning champion, was named the No. 1 overall seed. UCLA, Texas and South Carolina joined them on the top line. Those four teams, the title favorites, are among the 16 teams that will host games in the first and second rounds next weekend. Every 1-4 seed in the field will play host before the action will shift to the regional sites later in the month. Once again, there are just two regional sites for the women’s tournament: Sacramento and Fort Worth. The 2026 Final Four is set for Phoenix, with the championship game on Sunday, April 5.

Game times and TV information for the First Four and the first round were revealed on Sunday night as well. The full schedule for the first four days of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is below.

2026 NCAA Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule

All times Eastern. All games are available to stream on fubo (Try for free).

Wednesday, March 18: First Four

Nebraska vs. Richmond, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Missouri State vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9 p.m., ESPN2

Thursday, March 19: First Four

Southern vs. Samford, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia vs. Arizona State, 9 p.m., ESPN2

Friday, March 20: First round

No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Charleston, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2
No. 3 TCU vs. No. 14 UC San Diego, 12 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 Nebraska/Richmond, 2 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 Washington vs. No. 11 South Dakota State, 2:30 p.m., ESPNews
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 Murray State, 3 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 Missouri State/Stephen F. Austin, 4 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Western Illinois, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews
No. 2 LSU vs. No. 15 Jacksonville, 6 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Green Bay, 6 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Colorado State, 7:30 p.m. ESPNews
No. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 Tennessee, 8 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Villanova, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Idaho, 10 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, March 21: First round

No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Howard, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 14 Vermont, 12 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Southern/Samford, 1 p.m., ABC
No. 7 Georgia vs. No 10 Virginia/Arizona State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Fairfield, 2 p.m., ESPN
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 James Madison, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m., ESPNews
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 UTSA, 3 p.m., ABC
No. 8 Clemson vs. No. 9 USC, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, 4 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 13 Miami (Ohio), 5 p.m., ESPNU
No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 Syracuse, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 High Point, 7 p.m., ESPNews
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Princeton, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 7 Illinois vs. No. 10 Colorado, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 Cal Baptist, 10 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, March 22: Second round

Eight second-round games

Monday, March 23: Second round

Eight second-round games

Friday, March 27: Sweet 16

Four Sweet 16 games in Fort Worth and Sacramento

Saturday, March 28: Sweet 16

Four Sweet 16 games in Fort Worth and Sacramento

Sunday, March 29: Elite Eight

Two Elite Eight games in Fort Worth and Sacramento

Monday, March 30: Elite Eight

Two Elite Eight games in Fort Worth and Sacramento

Friday, April 3

Two Final Four games in Phoenix

Sunday, April 5

Championship game in Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC/fubo

And here’s the full NCAA Tournament bracket, which will be updated as the field is revealed:

2026 NCAA Tournament women’s bracket

UConn, led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, is the heavy favorite to win it all and complete another perfect season. If the Huskies win it all, they will become the 11th team to go undefeated and the first team to win back-to-back titles since they won four in a row from 2013-16.